Thinking of this, Jian Xiu suppressed the excitement in her heart, stood up slowly, and said to the head of the village with a wronged and forbearing look:
"Uncle Lizheng, you have seen the situation of our fourth room. If it continues like this, not only will Xiaoxuan die, but even us mothers will starve to death here."
Hearing this, Zhang Wenyuan felt even more distressed for Jian Xiu. Then he looked at Zhang Xuan, who used to be such a strong and upright man.
What if? Not to mention being so skinny from hunger, he was also pale and skinny...
Even so, it's a miracle that he can survive, let alone recover.
Thinking of this, Zhang Wenyuan asked Jian Xiu: "Then what do you want?"
"Divide the family, separate our four rooms, and let us live on our own!" Jian Xiu said without thinking.
"Separation? Do you know what you are talking about?" Zhang Wenyuan asked in disbelief.
When Mrs. Liu heard this, she jumped up and shouted, "Divide the family? You're dreaming! I tell you, don't even think about it."
Just kidding, the whole housework is basically done by people from the fourth room.
They took care of all the chickens, ducks and pigs.
Although Zhang Xuan was paralyzed, he did not need their care. They only needed to give him a steamed bun for every meal.
Sometimes she was in a bad mood and would make up two random excuses for them, and there were often days when they only got one steamed bun in the whole day.
By this calculation, it is still very cost-effective to support four children.
If this is divided out, who will take care of the work at home and in the fields?
Also, when you are in a bad mood, who can you vent your anger on?
Zhang Wenyuan also said to Jian Xiu: "It's not so easy to split this family up. Your children are still young, and at least they have something to eat here. If this is split up, you are a woman with several children, and Xuan is not like that. I'm afraid that one day..."
"Uncle headman, don't worry. Even if we starve to death after being divided, I won't blame anyone. But here, we are either beaten or scolded every day, and the children are even worse. They don't even have a full meal. Look at the clothes that Dongtou and his friends are wearing, and Erya, none of them are good. This is because it's only spring. If it's winter, they won't even have a cotton coat. Uncle headman, if this family is not divided, we will die sooner or later. If it is divided, we still have a glimmer of hope to survive."
After saying that, Jian Xiu started crying. Her look was heartbreaking.
"Do you really want to divide?" Zhang Wenyuan asked again.
"I am absolutely sure that I will get points!"
"No, we can't divide it. It's not up to you to decide whether to divide the family property or not." Old Man Zhang and Old Mrs. Liu said at the same time.
This was the first sentence Old Man Zhang said after he came in.
"Our parents and elders are here, and we haven't agreed yet, so how can we talk about dividing the family?"
Hearing this, Zhang Wenyuan was speechless for a moment.
Although he is the head of the village, this is a family matter after all, and what Old Man Zhang and Old Mrs. Liu said makes sense.
The imperial court had already clearly stipulated that if the parents and elders were still alive and the grandchildren established separate household registrations and divided the property, they would receive different punishments according to the law.
For a moment, he really didn't know what to say.
At this time, Jian Xiu probably also saw the dilemma of the village head.
At the same time, she also knew that Mrs. Liu would not agree to divide the family so easily at the moment.
But who is she, Jian Xiu? There is nothing she can't do if she wants to.
Not only did she not want Old Liu to agree to the separation, she also wanted her to take the initiative to propose it.
Didn't she disagree?
Then she would make her regret it.
Thinking of this, Jian Xiu said excitedly: "Uncle Lizheng, don't worry, it's fine if this family doesn't divide up, just make do with it!"
Hearing this, Zhang Wenyuan felt relieved.
What a good daughter-in-law, but the old man is just not satisfied.
"Jian Xiu, think about it carefully. It's actually good for you guys if this family doesn't separate!"
"I know, thank you, Uncle Li Zheng!"
After solving the problem, Jian Xiu smiled and walked Zhang Wenyuan to the gate of the compound.
But after turning around, Jian Xiu ignored them and walked towards the kitchen.
"This guy really needs a lesson before he can learn his lesson."
"No, it's already happened. Why should I think she's so great? Look, she just went to the kitchen to cook obediently, right?" The eldest sister-in-law Fang said sarcastically.
After seeing Jian Xiu enter the kitchen, Old Liu thought that she had grown sensible, so she immediately said to Erya, "You damn girl, I will sell you out someday."
Old Mrs. Liu had long disliked Erya.
She was just a little girl, in her eyes, she was nothing but a money-loser.
"Mother... Mother... I don't want to go to the kiln, I don't want to go there, mother..."
Jian Xiu had just entered the kitchen when she heard Erya shouting for help.
So he immediately stopped what he was doing and rushed forward without thinking.
"Let her go? If anyone dares to touch her again, don't blame me for being rude to her!" Jian Xiu said in a deep voice to Old Liu.
However, at this time, Old Liu had already forgotten that Jian Xiu had ridden on her just now.
What's more, if Old Man Zhang came back, she would think that she had someone backing her up, and she would be even more fearless.
"A big bitch, bringing a little bitch to lose money, playing dirty..."
As the conversation went on, Old Mrs. Liu noticed that Jian Xiu's eyes became colder and colder.
Unconsciously, her voice gradually became softer, and then she dared not speak any further.
Old man Zhang felt very strange when he saw that Mrs. Liu had lost her voice.
When I turned my head and looked at her with a bruised nose and swollen eyes, I immediately remembered the scene I saw when I came in just now.
So he asked in a deep voice: "Fourth brother, when I came in just now, were you beating up your mother? Look at what your mother has become because of you. As a punishment, all the people in your fourth room are not allowed to eat for two days..."
"ah......."
Before she could finish her words, Jian Xiu stepped forward and kicked Old Liu away, then held Erya in her arms.
Then he said coldly to Old Man Zhang: "I raise the pigs in this house, as well as the chickens and ducks. I also do the work in the fields. Why don't you let us four eat? I, Jian Xiu, will tell you today that I don't want to eat, and I want to eat the best. From today, our four rooms will eat a chicken every day, and a duck the next day. The day after tomorrow, I will also consider slaughtering the pig I raised to nourish my husband's body."
Hearing what Jian Xiu said, Old Man Zhang was so angry that his hair stood up. He pointed his index finger at her and said angrily, "You...you dare?"
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